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quote [ White supremacists gathered near a Confederate monument Saturday with the stated intent of saving it. But after a weekend of violence, other cities are now speeding the removal of their own statues. ]
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LurkerAtTheGate said @ 2:32am GMT on 15th August
I grew up & still live in the South. Multiple significant battles near where I live now.
Trails, battlefields, overlooks, and museums aplenty. Regular re-enactors. The only monument I'm aware of is part of a national cemetary, was erected by the Union, and isn't of an individual.
It is entirely possible to be a big tourist stop about the Civil War without statues of the Confederate 'heroes.'
LurkerAtTheGate said @ 2:37am GMT on 15th August
I grew up & still live in the South. Multiple significant battles near where I live now.
Trails, battlefields, overlooks, and museums aplenty. Regular re-enactors. The only monument I'm aware of is part of a national cemetary, was erected by the Union, and isn't of an individual.
It is entirely possible to be a big tourist stop about the Civil War without statues of the Confederate 'heroes.'
Correction: Looked into it - there is actually a small bust of a Confederate Lt General that had a little controversy over it and the NAACP decided not to press the issue.
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LurkerAtTheGate said @ 2:32am GMT on 15th August [Score:1 Interesting]
I grew up & still live in the South. Multiple significant battles near where I live now.
Trails, battlefields, overlooks, and museums aplenty. Regular re-enactors. The only monument I'm aware of is part of a national cemetary, was erected by the Union, and isn't of an individual.
It is entirely possible to be a big tourist stop about the Civil War without statues of the Confederate 'heroes.'
Correction: Looked into it - there is actually a small bust of a Confederate Lt General that had a little controversy over it and the NAACP decided not to press the issue.